Meat-holder.



G,- G. BLAIR.

MEAT HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED MAY 13, 1909.

Patented Aug. 10,1909.

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Allamg'y MEAT-HOLDER To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, CHARLES G. BLAIR, citlzen of the United States,residing at Great Cacapon, in thecounty of Morgan and State of ViestVirginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inMeatfllolders, of which the following is a specification. 1

My invention relates to meat holders, and 1 more particularly to a meatholder which ay be readilyand uickly adjusted to dif- ,r-ferentsizes ofmeat, or instance, hams and whichmay be quickly manipulated to clamp uand release the meat. Designed particularly for householduse. Also forgeneral use.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate my invention, and form apart of this specification, Figure 1 is a sideelevationof my improvedmeat holderillustratingthe practical application of the same, and, Fig.2

1s a plan view thereof.

Referring to these drawings, I provide a base plate 1, which, in its lenth, is provided witha central longitudinal s ot spanned at vequidistantly spaced points by transverse arms 2, and provided at oneend with an upright arm 3, and with a downwardly inturned extension 4below said arm 3, through which a thumb nut 5 is tapped for engagementwith, and to support said plate l'upon atable or like support A.Pivotally mounted at its enlarged end at 5, upon the upper end of theupright arm 3, is a lever 4, to which above its pivot 5 and intermediateits ends is T grplate 6, by a pivot pin- 7.

- e clamping plate 6 is rovided in its length, with a longitudinal s 0t8, and projects throu ha slotted cross piece 9 at the pivotally securedone end of a flexible clampupper angu ar end of a downwardly extendihg'iplate 10 having its lower end provided with a hooked extremity 11, forengagement with a selected one of the transverse ribs or arms 2, spanninthe slot in the base plate 1.

.45 A threaded stu 12 maintained within and projecting upwardly throughthe upper anguar end of late 10, adjacent its cross iece9, extends a sothrough the longitudina slot8 Specification of Letters Patent.-

Application filed May 13, 1909. SerialNo. 495,670.

PATENT QEEICE.

CHARL S G. BLAIR, OF GREAT CACAPON, wEsr viaerria I Patientedi Aug. 10,1909.

of flexible plate 6, and has a wing nut 13 engaging thereon to-clamp.lates 6 and 10 in a position coinciding with t e selected one of thetransverse ribs 2 to which the lower extremity 11 of plate 10is'engaged. Thus, a section of meat, which is designated in dotted linesin Fig. 1, is held between upright arm 3 on one side and plate 10 on theop osite side, which is adjusted to it, with fiexl 1e late 6 extendingupon the to thereof, w ereby when lever 4 is rotate upon its pivot 5,and swung outwardly to the position shown in dotted lines, the flexible"plate 6 will be drawn longitudinally clamping plate '-10 against itsrespective side, and the end of said flexible plate 6 connected to saidlever, will be drawn downwardly to further clamp the meat.

Having fully described my invention, I claim: 1

'1. In a meat holder of the character de scribed, the combination of abase plate provided with an upstand ng arm, and with a clamp beneathsaid arm for engagement with a suitable support, said base plate beingfurther provided with a longitudinal slot,

and with spaced ribs transversely of'said slot, a lever pivotallymounted at one end upon theend of said upright arm, a flexible platehaving one end plvotally secured intermediate the ends of said lever,and an mljustiru plate adjustably secured at one end of s'air flexibleplate and provided at its opposite end with means to engage a selectedone of the transverse ribs of said. base plate, substantially asdescribed.

2. In a meat holder of the character described, the combination of abase plate pro- .vided with an upstanding arm and with a supportengaging clamp below saidarm, and further having a longitudinal slot andspaced ribs transversely spanning said slot, a lever pivot'ally mountedat one end upon the end of said upstanding arm, a flexible plate havingone end secured intermediate the ends of said lever, and provided-with alongitudinal slot, anadjusting plate provided with an aupperangular armhaving a selected cross 5 nal slot 0 exible plate projects, a t readedstud proscribed. jeeting through the angular upper end of said Intestimony whereof I aflix my signature adjusting late, and through saidlongitudiin presence of two Witnesses.

1 said flexible plate and provided piece through which the 0 posite endof said of the said base plate, substantiallyas de- 10 with a clampingnut to adjustably connect CHARLES BLAIR the same, said adjusting platebeing provided Witnesses: at its lower end with a hooked extremity toADAM 0. SPRING,

engage a selected one of the transverse ribs JAMES R. KIDWELL.

